Chilkat Online Tools

Swift3 / New FreshBooks / Upload Expense Receipt

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func chilkatTest() {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    var success: Bool

    let req = CkoHttpRequest()!
    req.httpVerb = "POST"
    req.path = "/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments"
    req.contentType = "multipart/form-data"
    success = req.addFile(forUpload2: "content", path: " path to file", contentType: "application/octet-stream")

    req.addHeader("Authorization", value: "Bearer <access_token>")
    req.addHeader("Expect", value: "100-continue")

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.synchronousRequest("api.freshbooks.com", port: 443, ssl: true, req: req)
    if http.lastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("\(resp!.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("\(resp!.bodyStr!)")
    resp = nil

}

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
	--form 'content=@"/path/to/file"'
https://api.freshbooks.com/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Upload Expense Receipt",
  "event": [
    {
      "listen": "test",
      "script": {
        "exec": [
          "let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody); ",
          "pm.environment.set(\"uploadFile\", \"\\'\" + jsonData.attachment.jwt + \"\\\"\")"
        ],
        "type": "text/javascript"
      }
    }
  ],
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "multipart/form-data",
        "disabled": true
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "formdata",
      "formdata": [
        {
          "key": "content",
          "type": "file",
          "src": [
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "https://api.freshbooks.com/uploads/account/{{accountId}}/attachments",
      "protocol": "https",
      "host": [
        "api",
        "freshbooks",
        "com"
      ],
      "path": [
        "uploads",
        "account",
        "{{accountId}}",
        "attachments"
      ]
    }
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}